Hunter snow report wanted

[jamesdeluxe]

How are they about under the rope issues?

I don't recall "rope issues" and "Plattekill" in the same sentence. It's a smaller and more low-key joint than Gore.

I'll take photos so you can experience it from your northwoods cabin.

 

[skimore]

According to Google maps...Plattekill is 185 miles from our place in NJ - 3 hours 40 mins. It's a long way to go when I've got a "free" place to stay, an hour plus farther. Gore is 275 miles and I do it in 5hrs or under. I'm betting Gore has better terrain and Plattekill has more snow. Being farther north, Gore may hold its snow better too. Ok enough of that Gore snobbery. :lol:

Plattekill looks great. In the video some of the stuff looked too low angle for the 14" (or whatever) they got that day. But 8" which might be more common, could be sweet. Are there glades next to Fuzz Buster and Double D? How are they about under the rope issues? Maybe I need another cabin up there.

Almost any of trees next to any of the trails are skiable. It is not the steepest place but plenty enough for a nice 2 foot dump. Except for Rumor and Lies, Gore doesn't really have any steep trails for a sustained distance.

Checked the pitch on 3 different spots for a .5 mile distance at Pkill and came up with 22,18 and 19 degrees. For reference I checked .5 mile distance starting from top of Straightbrook Glade and came up with 19 degrees.

It there was an adequate base and both places got a 1-2' dump i would choose Pkill for tree skiing everytime

 

[Harvey]

I wasn't really comparing the two mountains in my own head, as much as thinking out loud about the travel from deep in the heart of MASH. Kind of like the poster (can't remember who) who said they always end up at Bellayre instead of Pkill, because of the drive. Anyway didn't mean to dig on Pkill- it sounds like a great place. Snow Ridge is another place I'd love to ski, but it's even farther for us.

 

[sheahunter]

I am amazed at Hunter's ability to miss snow, especially this year. I don't know if this is partly some creative reporting on the part of Windham, Belleayre, and Plattekill combined with conservative reporting on Hunter's part, or just Hunter's location not being good.

I know in previous years Hunter has really missed out. I skied a day at Windham where the top of the mountain was near 16 inches, and Hunter only reported 8 or so.

Plattekill is just in a perfect location since they pull a lot of lake effect cutting off with their location. Lake effect bands haven't really favored them too much this year though (they do a lot better when we have more of a WNW or NW flow that sends bands down through Syracuse--which hasn't had a lot of lake effect this year).

Hunter has been very conservative with the reports the last 2 years. Very honest compared to Windham.

-Craig